Sole-leveling machine.



No. 848,713. PATENTED APR. 2, 1907. E. E. WINKLEY.

SOLE LEVELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APE.2,1903.

\A/lj-wassas INVE TOFK M Z Q/M. 0 ,W6 x Q a I UlllBl'S skilled in the art 2v" :5 prise n 2o disclosed in my prior 0 upon by the lo the, sole o the shoe, while or may be 59 that wliei'z the co -.t-1'o 848,713. ii oociiics ion of Letters Eatent.

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end useful lmproi lvizichincs; and do s vlowing to be 21 full, c-- tion the inventir Led. certain now his in Sol Leveling I it sp l-2o v toms to make and use the The present i r and nicchsnsih for role flock and roll to lo" the sole c1 1 The invention is intmd iiiiprcvcmont upon the i i l dated March 8, 1996, :illhough i itod to such n'mcliii but lung be ,iu other solo-leveling machines of 1 obovc rr-rlerred to.

nhodicd he class 25" V in the 11') schine disclosml in my prior pctent the leveling-roll and shoe-supporting int-k are so actuated. that the bro edges of the sh HJIK port on of the sole oi at oo are eveled f successive the edge which tlirst acted cling-loll bring determined by the shape o the ope-radii smue shoe mainline lire prelicrliblc to l'iavc the 4 upon the 'noer edge Oil the s her menu l turcrs consider it pro'l'emble have a cling-roll act first upon the o that tl'icrc is a, demand lor both types oil chines.

he object of the present invention to i l prr do it sole-low i11gumch in which the v-jock and roll (on be so se its to cause the levelingoll'to not thi I of the slim:- poi ion oi" the sole of a shoe, as

desired. v in ii. machine illustrated in my prior patent shove referred to the shops of the open 21.l ll1g-C:MT1S and. thoconnections between. the cams and the jack and leveling-roll are such left upon which the coins mounted is rotated in one direction thou. ,liio oil is (used to not first upon the inner o e shank portion of tl sole of the shoe b no operated upon and dgc or ti l .3011 either edge EEotented April 2, 1907.

irection the leveling-roll is caused to act upon the outer edge of the shank portion is sol in order to allow the cam-shaft -1s mo-ciiin-e or the shaft of any sole-levela 7 machine, coir Zing e leveling-roll, a, shoesupporting inc at shaft, and suitable connc ons for relatively actuating the roll wild ell, to be rot ed in either direct on, so

es s c use the ingroll to act first either upon i inner the outer edge of the shank portion of the eel of the shoe as desired, my invention contemplates providing means for tation of the -.,onuiticell stopping the tho conmletion of the sole-leveling opcmtiol'l when the shaft is rotated in either direction l skills i the art.

,rred. Form of my invention is illushe accompanying drawings, 111

igure 1 a, view in side elevation of so of the sole-leveling machine disclosed or ior pairnt, No. 555,548, as is neces ear to show the coi'iuection of the invention therewith, certain parts of the machine being broken away to show underlying parts. Fig. :2 is a detail plan view illustrating the mechshsit at the endol the sole-leveling operation when the cans-shaft is rotated. in either dirc'c tion. Fig. 3 a detail sectional View illustrating the mechnnism by which the jacks are disconnected from the cam-shaft, and

Fig. 4- is a detail perspective view illustratng the double-pointed com which forms a 1 part Oi' the mechanism for disconnecting the jocks "from the czun sha'ft.

The sole leveling machine illustrated 1n lily invention also contemplates providing 7 ntsges of vi iich will be obvious tothose {llllSlll for stopping the rotation of the camthe drawings, except for the parts hereinafter specifically described the illustrated emno 55 end ofiwhichiis-engaged by an arm bodiment or the present invention, is the same in all essential particulars as the machine disclosed in my prior patent, comprising twofpivotally-rnounted jacks, two coop- 5 crating vibrating leveling-rolls, a cam-shaft, and suitable connections for oscillating the jacks and tipping the rolls, and locking devices for locking either jack to the connections by which it is operated from the came shaft.

A.f'ull disclosure of the construetionand.

meshing with the worm 6. The shipper rod .2 8 for actuating the clutch 5 to connect and disconnect the Worm-gear 3 and shaft 4'is also the same as in the machine of nryprior patent.

Incarryin'g out my present invention I have provided a sleeve 9, mounted to slide longitudinally on the shipper--rod. From :this sleeve anarm 19 projects into the path .oftmovement-ofa pro ection 11, secured to the worm-green? orto one ofthe camslupon 5"the cam-shaft, the arrangement being-such that. the engagement of the proection 11 with the ,arm 10 when thecam-s aft is ro-' tated in either direction moves th'e sleeve 9 longitudinallyin one direction or theother,

depending upon the direction in which the cam shaft is rotated, The longitudinal movement of the sleeve 9 in: either direction is-utilized to move the shippenrod-Sin a direction'to disengegethe clutch 5.from the "Worm-gear 3, and thus stop the rotation of the shett 4. When the sleeve 9 is moved to the s left a's viewed in Figs. ,1 and 2, the shipper- ,rod Sis also moved-to the left by the engagenefitjof thesleeve with a collar12, secured ,dlo the'rod. In order-to cause therod 8 to be moved to the left when the sleeve 9 is moved to the right. as viewed in Figs. land ,2, a rod 13, mounted. to slide in arms 14, seilrd to the shipperrod 8, is provided, one

15, projectin-g fromthesleevefi, and the other end ofwhich is arranged to engage the u turned I end .o'rf one arm of a lever 16, the ot ier arm ofiwhich bears against an arm 17, secured to the rod8.

I Byimeans of the construction so far de; scribedthecam-shaftisautomaticallystopped at the: completionv of the sole-leveling opera' tion, when the shaft is rotated in either di- 5 rectiou; In order to start the cam-shaft into rod and-iuterposer machine and the collar 12. ;The shipper-rod operation, a treadle 18, secured to the shipper-rod 8, is provided, as in the machine of my prior atent. The depression of this treadle roe (s the shipper-rod 8 and sleeve 9, so as to remove the arm 10 from enga ement with the projection 11. As soon as t e arm '10 is disdonnected from the rojection 11 the shipper-rod 8 is moved to the right, so as to bring 11118 clutch 5 into engagement with the worm-gear 3 by a spring 19, coiled around the between-the frame of the 8 andssleeve!) are-rocked in the oppositedirection to againbring the arm 10 into-the f ath ofemovement or the jpro'ection 11 as soon as the treadle 18 isrelease by means of a coiled spring 20,, connecting the upper end of the arm 1-7 and the frame. of the machine. The rockin movement of the rod 8 and sleeve 9 under the forceof the spring 20 is limited by a stop-arm 2.1, rojecting'froni the .hubofthe arm 17 beneath a fixed portion of the machine-frame, as is clearly shown in .Fig. 2. In ordertocausethesleeve 9 to be "rocked Witltthe rod 8,,the sleeve isprovided .with a piu22,which engages'a slot in an arm projecting-from thecollar 12.

In connection withzthe mechanism above describedfor automatically stopping the camshaftwhen rotated in either direction the machine illustrated inKthe drawingsis provided withmeans'jor disconnecting the 'ack which is bein .o erated from the cam-s aft at the end o the soleleveling operation. This means, as illustrated, consists of a doublepointedcamprojection 23, securedto the periphery of one of thetcam-disks on the-camshaft, which cam projection is arranged to actuate the-pawls 24 during the last portion of the revolution of the cam-shaft, so asto move the is ring-pressed lockin -pins'25 inwardly and disconnect the jac which has last been operated. The cam projection 23, the pawls 24, and the locking-pins 25 are constructed and arranged to operate as fully illustrated and described in the patent to .Vinkley, and Phillips, No; 540,223, dated May 28, 1895, with the exceptionthat the cam projection 23'is double-pointed and is thus adapted to actuate the pawls when the shaft rotates in either directionl It is desirable that the cam pro'ection 23 should pass beyond the pawls 24 before the rotation of the cam-shaft is stopped in order to allow a jack to be' connected to the actuating mechanism before the cam-shaft is again connected to its driving mechanism. To secure this result when the cam-shaft rotates in either direction, I have provided means for relatively adjusting the cam projection 23 and the projection 11 circumferentially of the cam-shaft. As shown in the drawings, this relative adjustment is secured by adjusting the cam projection 23, which is ad'ustably securedto the periphery of one of t e camdisks on the com-shaft by means of bolts l ing jack, shaft suitable connections for passing through slots in. a plate 26, formed in tegral with or secured to the pro ection 23.

Having time indicated the nature an d see pe of my invention and having speciiicnlly (lescr'ibed a construction embot ing n prelorred. form thereof, l. claim as new and desire to cure by Letters Pstent of the United States 1. ji. sole -leveling machine, having, in combination, a leveling-roll, shoe-supporting ack, a. shaft and suitable connections For rel otively actuating the jack and roll to level tl e'sole of e shoe supported upon the jock,

and mechanism noting automatically to stop the rotation of the slnil t W ion the shaft is roteted in either direction, substantially as doscribed.

2. A sole-leveling machine,

ing jack, a. shaft and suitable con neclions for relatively actuating the j 'LMlli and roll to level the sole of a. shoe supported noon the j' X and mechenisnji acting- :iutonioti o. connect the jock. 'l'r tho sh Y shaft is rotot in either direction, substantially as described.

A sole-leveling machine, in combination, a levelingoll. a shoe supporting jack, :3. heft and suitable connections for relatively actuating the j sci; and roll to level the sole of shoe supported upon the jack, driving mechanism for the including- :1. clutch, a projection mounted to more will: the shaft, on oriin arranged to be engaged by said projection when the shaft is rotated in. either direction and to be moved in. opposite directions thereby, and con ncctions between said arm and cold clutch for octunting, the

clutch to stop the rotation of the shot t ivhen n either direction, conncotioi'is between sold arm and said clutch for actuating the clutch to stop therotetion of the sl nit, and mo us for disconnecting the inch from. the shaft iiioluding it com projection mounted to move with shaft, and adjustable circumferentislly thereof, substantially as described.

' 5. A. sole-leveling machine, having, in combination, a leveling-roll, a. shoe-supporthaving, in COlTlblilitillOll, e leveling-roll, at shoe-supportrelatively actuating the jack and roll to level the sole of a. shoe supported upon the jack, driving n'iechunism. for the shaft including a clutcl'i, :1 projection mounted to move with the shaft, an arm arranged to be engaged by said projection when the shaft is rotated in. either direction, connections between said arm. and said clutch for actuating the clutch to stop the rotation of the shaft, and means for disconnecting the jack from the shaft including a coin projection mounted to move with the shaft, said projections being rolutivcly adjustable circum'lerentially of the shaft, substantially as described.

6. A sole-loveling mechii'io, having, in combination, :1. plurality of slioe-sup'pm'ting j licks, nplurnlity of leveling-rolls, a. shaft and suitable connections for relatively actuating each. jack and its cooperating roll to level the sole of a shoe, driving mechanism for the slutl't including o clutch, n. projection mounted to move with the shaft, an arm arranged to be engaged by said projection When the slr l't is rotated in either direction, connecis between sold arm and said clutch for f the clutch to stop the rotation of the shaft, and menus for (lis'connecting each jock from the shaft including a com projection mounted to move with the shaft, said projections being roiatively adjustable circumicroutiully oi the shaft, substantially as described.

7. A solelcvoling machine, having, in combination, plurality of shoe-supporting jocks, a. plurality of leveling-rolls, a shaft and suitable connections for relatively actuating each jnrl: and its cooperating roll to level the sole of u shoe, and mechanism noting autoino-ticnlly to disconnect each jock from the shaft when the shalt is rotated in either direction, substantially as described.

A solo-leveling inn-chino, hoving, in combinntion, a leveling-roll, a. sl1oc-suppofting jock, u shaft and suitable connections for relatively ectuotiug the jack and roll to level the sole of o shoe supported upon the jack, and imiclmnisiu acting automatically to disconnect the jack from the shaft when the shaft rotelod-in either direction and to stop the rotation ol the shaft, substantially as described.

in testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence 0! two witnesses.

ERAS'IUS WINKLEY.

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